Bruce Wayne, Clark Kent, Peter Parker & I have been best friends
since childhood.

All of
us were excited about this trip since we were planning it since a long time but
all of us were busy with our work, saving the world, fighting villains and
being friendly neighbourhood superheroes. We finally managed to take out time
from our busy and mildly exciting schedule and decided to head to the exotic
land of Land Far Far Away in Tata Safari Storme.

At the break of dawn, we set off. Since Bruce
and I are insomniacs, we were sleepy during morning time and hence Peter decided
to take the wheel. He was in for a treat. The car's fantastic handling and the
ability to run over potholes meant, one would never want to leave the driver's
seat. At first, we thought it was Peter's condition wherein
his fingers get stuck to any and every object is making him control
the steering so well. But i later found out, it was all thanks to the beautiful
leather finish on the steering wheel that lets the driver grip it beautifully
and stay in total control.

Few hours into the drive, we felt Dinosaurs in our stomach; hence,
decided to grab a bite or four. We stopped at Restaurant StaleFood. From the
name, we had absolutely no idea what type of food we’d get. The waiter whose
name was R. Gandhi suggested we try Rahul Roy Spring Rolls. When asked what
they were, he told us that the chef made these Kebabs lipsmackingly good the
first time he cooked but has never been able to repeat the same taste. We
skipped those and instead ordered Bhagyashree Samosa. They looked good from
outside but were fairly undercooked from inside. They were more-or-less just a
flash in the pan. After filling our stomach with a bowl of Saunf (Fennel
seeds), we marched on.

Soon, Clark Kent started developing green rashes all over his face. It
turned out, all the Saunf (Fennel seeds) that we hogged on to, to fill our
stomach; was responsible for it. Fennel seeds are rich in Potassium – K. The
‘K’ replicated the effects of Kryptonite, the only substance he’s allergic to.
We stopped the car and got Clark out in the sun so that he can regain some of
his strength. Instead, he became unconscious, fell down, hit a rock and
ruptured open his forehead. We were in the Corny Dog district and there was no
civilization in sight. As a quick-fix, Peter Parker weaved a web on his
forehead to close the skin opening and stop the blood flow. Being the best
driver amongst us, Bruce Wayne took the wheel and started zipping mile after
mile.

Soon we reached the village of Giggling Hyenas. As we entered the
village we saw a shepherd who was playing with his pet
bird while his sheeps were grazing in the grassland. He introduced himself, and
told us his name was David while his pet is called Dickie. He became concerned
opon learning about our situation, he gave us directions to the house of the
village's only hakim - Doctor House. While leaving he told us that the way to Land Far Far Away is full of obstacles and only the most ardent travellers will be able to reach there. We left for Doctor's clinic as David
shepherd continued playing with his Dickie bird.

*knock knock*

Dr. House: “Go away, kids. I’m out of candy.”

Me: “Doctor, we need your help. Our friend is sick.”

Dr. House: “This trick won’t work on me, again. Go away.”

Bruce: “Doc, help us. You’re our only hope.”

Dr.: “What’s wrong with your voice? Did you drink phenyl?”

Bruce: “No, this is my actual voice.”

Doctor: “If your voice is not the issue then what is it?”

Bruce: “Another friend of us have an outburst of algae on his face?”

*Dr. House opens the door*

Doctor: “What?”

Peter: “Yeah. Look at him.”

Dr. takes a look at Clark and says, “You idiots, it’s not algae. It’s
just a case of greenosymphomitis. Meaning, he’s allergic to most things green.”

“Take this red velvet cup cake, it’ll balance out the green,” he added.

Within no time, Clark’s rashes disappeared. We thanked the doctor and
got going.

Manier miles down the road, a giant 230 ft. cow-statue atop a 150 ft.
plinth welcomed us. It was the town of the Holy Cow. Any travellers who pass through the Galactico Highway 666 doesn't cross over before offering 1111 coconuts to the Holy Cow temple. But since we didn't have time for it, we struck a deal with the head priest of the temple. We promised him to get a 1112 likes on his temple's facebook fan page. All we had to do was post a picture of the cow with the message, "LIKE Holy Cow Official Fan Page or else bad luck will haunt you for 7 years." Within 93 seconds of posting this message, the FB Page got flooded with fans to the tune of tens of thousands. To celebrate this momentum occassion, the head priest declared it to be a National Holiday in Holy Cow. Holy Cow!The priest wanted us to be a part of week long festival to celebrate 50,000 facebook fans but since we were getting late, we respectfully declined their invitation. Also, Bruce starts shaking uncontrollably upon seeing more than 19 people in one place.We kept heading North thinking we'd reach Land Far Far Away in no time. But nature had other plans for us.

The terrain kept getting uglier by each passing kilometer but the Tata Safari Storme just soldiered on without battling an eye.

Even on steep slopes where the gravel would make it impossible to grip for normal cars, Safari's Hill Assist Control kept the driver in total control.

We kept on driving for days and nights at end but the Land Far Far Away kept getting further and further.

From chills of snowpeaked mountains to heat of barren land, Tata Safari Storme braved everything that was thrown at it.

We kept going and reached far off places but never the place we wanted to be at - the Land Far Far Away.

We went to Lasha and asked about Land Far Far Away, they said, they haven't heard of it.

We went to Hong Kong and asked about Land Far Far Away, they said, it was a place that shouldn't be talked about.

We went to Beijing and asked about Land Far Far Away, they told us that it was a forbiddened land and one shouldn't go there.

We went to Kuala Lampur and asked about Land Far Far Away, they asked us to return back since we'd never reach there.

We went to Bangkok and asked about Land Far Far Away, they warned us that that journey shouldn't be attempted.

We went to Shanghai and asked about Land Far Far Away, they threatened not to set foot on the hallowed land.

We went to Taipei and asked about Land Far Far Away, they told us that it's a land that's not supposed to be found.

We went to Tokyo and asked about Land Far Far Away, they informed us that we'll find the place ONLY if the land wants to be found.

With honest intentions, we soldiers on, for days, weeks & months at end in search of the Land Far Far Away.

We crossed many deserts, mountains, bridges and rivers; braved many snowstorms, avalanches, snowstorms, landslides and thunderstorms.

The nature tested us in every which way, but in the end, it revealed it's most beautiful secret - the Land Far Far Away!

We reached the destination on the full moon night, and the entire landscape was bathed in pearly white glow.

But it was in the morning that we completely noticed the beauty of this place which has been the stuff of the legends.

As the first sunbeam hit the land, the nature's most beautiful spectacle came to life!

From a small crevice through the tent, I peaked out and saw flutter of some prayer flags

I went out and saw God's messenger fly above me; as if congratulating us on our exploration. Just then realized that it was none other than Dickie bird. Wait a minute, does that mean that David shepherd is God?

Is that why David told us that if we ever reach the Land Far Far Away, he'd be there since he could easily beat us in a race to the Land Far Far Away? Is it possible that this is the same shepherd who walked the earth 2 millenias ago? Well, we'd never know. All we knew was that all four of us were at the most beautiful place on the earth, that is, IF we were still on the earth.

We decided not to think too much about it and just enjoy dance of the sunshine on the pristine blue waters.

It's believed that these flags carries the prayers to the heaven. Well, I don't really believe it. Simply because, HEAVEN IS THIS!

There can't possibly be a more beautiful place in all of the three worlds.

For sure, this journey wouldn't have been possible without the fantastic Tata Safari Storme. To know more about this beast of an SUV, log on to www.tatasafari.com and check out what more inhuman feats it's capable of doing.

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comments:

Pics are awesome! Trip has to be interesting with some our favorite characters for company.:)"All we knew was that all four of us were at the most beautiful place on the earth, that is, IF we were still on the earth." Glad you found what you were looking for!All the best for the contest! :)